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A steampunk roguelite tactical RPG about commanding a flying pirate ship, with turn-based combat on tiny battlefields and a repetitive-but-atmospheric loop that reviewers played for roughly 4-6 hours.

Airships: Lost Flotilla
A casual 2D steampunk airship autoshooter with roguelike upgrades and a repetitive-but-rewarding arcade loop.
2025-01-23
- Shooter
- Action

Bird view / Isometric

Fighting

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Indie

Historical

Arcade

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Fogpiercer

A ~5.5-hour sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder on trains where positioning and chain-reactions matter; reviewers find it fun but some say depth is limited.

2026-07-17

Science fiction
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric

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Wretch: Divine Ascent

A tactical 1v1 auto battler where backpack item arrangement builds combo chains in a dark medieval setting, with a steep learning curve that becomes rewarding after mastery.

2025-11-19

Action
Strategy
Indie
Side view

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Rogue Waters

A single-player pirate tactical roguelite where you command a crew through procedural naval and melee combat, with a solid core but save bugs and around 10-hour playtimes.

2024-09-30

Action
Strategy
Fantasy
Third person
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)

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Abandon Ship

A single-player Age of Sail tactical combat game with a decision-reactive world and lovecraftian atmosphere, offering variable playtimes around a median of 8 hours.

2019-10-22

Action
Adventure
Survival
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Historical
Sandbox

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Underboard

A single-player tactical roguelite auto-battler about drafting a party, exploring monster-filled maps, and building synergies with items and spells, with runs averaging around 17 hours.

2026-02-06

Action
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Cobalt Core

A single-player sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with turn-based spaceship tactics and a time-loop mystery, offering a cute and challenging ~23-hour experience for reviewers.

2023-11-08

Science fiction
Puzzle
Strategy
Tactical
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game

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Backpack Hero

A cute pixel-art turn-based roguelike about backpack inventory management, praised for its clever core loop but rough around the edges, with roughly 22 hours of median reviewer playtime.

2023-11-14

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Third person
Fighting
Indie
Side view
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game

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Age of Grit

A single-player steampunk Western RPG featuring airship travel, turn-based combat, and a linear story-driven quest for redemption.

2022-05-03

Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Depth of Extinction

A turn-based tactical roguelite set in a flooded world, with solid combat and story but a repetitive pacing that reviewers note.

2018-09-27

Action
Science fiction
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)

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Deep Sky Derelicts

A compact turn-based strategy RPG with tactical card combat and roguelike exploration of derelict ships in a retro-futuristic comic book style.

2018-09-26

Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game

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Necroking

A compact turn-based tactics roguelite about necromantic deckbuilding, with brainy but repetitive combat and a run-based structure.

2024-09-04

Action
Adventure
Horror
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Side view
Card & Board Game